Pranay K Shome

–The writer is currently working as a Research Associate at Defence Research and Studies (dras.in) and is a columnist. The views expressed are personal and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda

Yearender Special: The Changing Tides of Indian Foreign Policy

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Over the years, the foreign policy of India has matured remarkedly. From the days of non-alignment during the Cold War days to multi-alignment in the second decade of the 21st century, Indian foreign policy...

A Kautilyan Moment in Indian Foreign Policy

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International politics, according to the realist school of thought, is considered a reflection of human nature. Human beings, by nature, are imperfect. We have shortcomings and are flawed in our dispositions. The flawed nature of human...

A Dangerous Precedent

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The recent appointment of ‘Field Marshal’ Asim Munir as the Chief of Defence Forces of the Pakistani army has sent shockwaves across the democratic world. In a democracy, it is expected that the armed forces...

Championing the Cause of Multilateralism

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In a social media post shortly before signing a much-anticipated trade deal with China, US President Donald Trump highlighted that a G2 world order is underway. The idea of G2 was coined in 2005 by...

The Moral Crisis of Diplomacy

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Every nation condemns terrorism to appear morally upright, but the human mind, being a contested area of multiple narratives, sees the same states cultivating terrorism as a tool of convenience. In that context, a...

A World in Chaos

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Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, a prominent Roman General, in his work De Re Militari said, “Si vis pacem, para bellum” (If you want peace, prepare for war). This quote has remained applicable for succeeding...

Snakes in the Paradise

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Long known for using terrorism as an instrument of statecraft, Pakistan today is paying for its sins. Pakistan and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan were engaged in peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, to sign...

Winds of Change in Afghanistan

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Known as the ‘graveyard of empires’, Afghanistan has seen a change of guard several times over the centuries. The latest change took place in 2021 when the Taliban group, in a lightning offensive, seized...

Teetering on the Edge

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In a highly provocative speech, Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher, a leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party of Bangladesh, asserted that should India try to intervene in Bangladesh, it would have to “fight off five million youth...

Middle East: Little Room for Manoeuvrability 

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In the realm of International Politics, security is regarded as the holy grail of state actors. The realist theory of international relations argues that in the international political arena, there is no overarching authority...

Tango Time for the Elephant & the Dragon

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Change is the explicit rule of human nature. Changes affect every aspect of human societies; change is an integral part of politics, particularly global politics. While the prospect of radical change in the strategic...

The Changing Tide of Global Politics

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It is said that in politics, there are no permanent friends or foes, only permanent interests. As that is the case, the current thaw and the ongoing rapprochement of ties between India and China...

Innovation Key to India’s Smart Power Reservoir

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India, the world’s largest democracy, gears up to celebrate the 79th anniversary of Independence Day, a hallowed event. It was the culmination of indefatigable struggle, toils, tears, and sweat of our heroes that we...
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